Xia Houwei didn't know what the "herd effect" was, but he knew what "a embankment of a thousand feet collapsed with the holes of ants; a room with a hundred feet of feet burned with the fire of the gaps."

What's more, the Pei family in Hedong is not just an ant, but a wealthy family that is rare in Hedong and even the Central Plains.

As the Minister of the Wei Dynasty, Pei Qian voluntarily surrendered to the Shu Kingdom, and it was not as simple as the appearance of an ant's nest.

This is basically a part of the embankment that has cracked and cannot be blocked.

With such an extremely bad example, it is conceivable how much shock it will have to the Kanto family.

So from this perspective, we can easily understand why the Yang family has an ambiguous attitude and why the Xin family sent people westward.

Xiahou Wei returned to his house in a daze, and his wife Xiahou Cai was shocked when she saw his lost look.

He only thought that he had encountered something evil outside, so he quickly had someone help him into the inner room, and called out in a trembling voice:

"Alang, Alang, are you okay? Don't scare me!"

Fortunately, Xia Houwei quickly came to his senses after being called out by her.

He glanced at the wives, concubines, and children surrounding him, all of them were frightened, and suddenly felt something in his heart, remembering what Xia Houmao said:

There are more than a hundred people in the house, and they all point to me to help them find a way to survive...

If something really happened to me, what would happen to the wives, concubines, and children in my house?

Xia Houwei didn't dare to think about it anymore. He forced a smile and said, "I'm fine."

Seeing the worry on his family's faces, he knew they were still worried.

So he explained:

"I went to my second brother's house today and saw that the house was declining day by day, which made me feel sad."

"Think of me, the Xiahou family, how glorious it was for Emperor Zuowu to establish the foundation back then? Who would have thought that it would only be so many years ago that it would be like this?"

"I remember that when Emperor Wen was appointed Wu Guan Zhonglang General, he hosted a banquet for more than thirty guests. Zhu Jianping, a good physiognomist, was present. He once made a prophecy for me, saying that I would be able to reach the state of Mu at the age of forty-nine."

"But now..."

Xia Houwei pointed to himself, then to the surroundings, and sighed:

"Given the current situation of our family, how can we only seek peace, and dare we seek wealth and high status? I recall the past and lament the present, so I lose my mind."

Cai comforted him and said:

"Don't be confused before Alang arrives. It will still be eleven years until he reaches forty-nine. It's still a long time, so why bother?"

Xia Houwei smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"A man should make contributions early in his career. Some men have already led troops into battle and achieved great success at a young age. In their twenties, they have become a famous general and become famous all over the world."

"Standing with such dignity, he is already the pillar of a country. Anyone who is his enemy will be afraid of him."

"I am already thirty-eight years old and have not made any achievements yet, yet I hope to be the state shepherd in ten years. Isn't it ridiculous?"

Xia Houjun, the son of Xia Houwei, was very dissatisfied when he heard this:

"Your Majesty, this is an exaggeration. Is there such a person in the world? He is the Champion. It can be said that he died young and was established before the end of his life."

Xia Houwei was in a bad mood and didn't even look at his son. He just spit out a name: "Feng Yong, Feng Mingwen, Feng Thief."

Xia Houjun felt as if he had eaten shit and was choked to the point of being speechless.

Can a traitor from Shu be called the pillar of a country?

But no matter how reluctant he is to admit it, after Ge Zei's death, Feng Zei has become the most cunning and fierce among the Shu captives.

At the same time, he was also the most talked about traitor among the princes of the Great Wei Dynasty, and his reputation was quite great.

But for young people of three or four generations like Xia Houjun, this person has been the opponent of his father's generation and even his grandfather's generation for so many years.

In many cases, it is easy for people to subconsciously feel that this thief is a contemporary of his father's generation, making people ignore his age.

Xia Houwei sighed again and murmured to himself in a low voice:

"More than ten years ago, Ge Thief called him a young hero. The Wei Dynasty only thought that he was a Shu captive and had no one. Who could have imagined that he would be here today?"

Xia Houwei worried about the country through thieves, and Feng Junhou, who he called a "young hero" in the past and was now gradually becoming an "uncle hero", was dealing with official affairs with an irritable look on his face.

The emperor and empress officially moved into Weiyang Palace, and their marriage to Zhang Siniang was also put on the agenda.

This was something that had been expected for a long time.

But this involves a very critical issue.

Because Zhang Xingyi's marriage was approaching, she was taken to the palace and the two were not allowed to see each other casually without getting married.

This one is also normal.

The key is that Mrs. Zhang is the chief secretary of General Zhendong's mansion.

She is in charge of running the entire secretariat on weekdays.

Without the chief secretary, what is the secretariat called?

Now all the official affairs sorted out by the Secretariat have been transferred to Feng Junhou.

Feng Junhou, who had been overwhelmed by official duties for many days in a row, was so angry that he cursed:

"When I was guarding Guanzhong alone, there were not so many troubles. How come the emperor brought the Chancellor to Chang'an, but there were so many more official duties?"

Immediately, he threw away the paperwork, got up and walked outside:

"Come here, prepare your horses!"

"Where do you want to go?"

"In the palace, meet the emperor!"

The little fat man who was digging out ice cheese with a spoon in Weiyang Palace was so happy when he heard that his brother-in-law had come to the palace to see him, that he didn't even wipe the cheese stains from the corners of his mouth and said repeatedly:

"Quick, get Mingwen over here."

"Chen Yong..."

"It's clear, get up soon. No need to be polite. Come on, sit down. Sit here."

Adou patted his side and greeted Feng Junhou.

Feng Junhou came to the palace fiercely. Faced with the emperor's enthusiasm, his momentum suddenly faltered and he hesitated:

"This is not very good, Your Majesty? It is a bit too polite."

Adou doesn't care, if the queen sees it, who knows what she will think?

Guan Xiaojunhou is not around, and he is in the Queen's territory, so it is better to be cautious.

"It's okay, there are no outsiders."

Feng Junhou looked around. Although he didn't find the queen, he was still unwilling to obey.

Adou had no choice but to have someone add a chair next to him, and Feng Junhou sat on it.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you give Mingwen a bowl of ice cream? I can't see that Mingwen is sweating? It's hot today!"

The palace attendant quickly brought a bowl of ice cream.

Adou raised his chin again and told the palace fan not far away:

"And the cool breeze, fan yourself towards Mingwen!"

Putting ice cubes in a copper ice pan can not only refrigerate food, but also dispel the heat through the cool air it emits.

If there is someone nearby to fan the air, it is really an artificial air conditioner in the hot summer.

Feng Junhou was so hot that he thanked his brother-in-law and couldn't wait to take a big spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth.

Coupled with the cool breeze fanned by the palace attendants, he couldn't help but close his eyes and sigh in comfort.

The little fat guy really knows how to enjoy being with his mother.

A Dou looked at Feng Zhendong's appearance, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked with a smile:

"Why is Mingwen free to enter the palace today?"

It was not good for Adou not to mention this, but when he mentioned it, Feng Zhendong's injustice was immediately aroused again.

In this world, my surname is Liu, so why am I the one who works so hard, but Fatty Liu can be so relaxed?

No justice!

Feng Zhendong took another spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth. Before he could swallow it completely, he said:

"Your Majesty, I came here today to ask for your help."

Hearing Feng Zhendong's words, Adou couldn't help being surprised:

"There is actually a request for rescue in Chang'an City?"

After speaking, he waved his hands again and again, "With Mingwen's talent, if you find it difficult, then I'm afraid I won't be able to give Mingwen much help."

When Feng Junhou heard this, he almost choked on the ice cheese in his throat, and his eyes bulged out.

What the hell...
To be continued...